Re: The Official 2017 Season Prediction Thread

Sun Oct 01, 2017 8:09 am

Ralf wrote:NL EastThe Nats run away with the division again this year, this time a little later. The Braves make some noise in the division and league while the Marlins have false starts all year mainly due to their starting pitching but their offense and bullpen are in the top 5 in the league. The Mets continue to struggle producing runs and have down years from major bullpen pieces (Salas, Blevins and Reed), just missing the postseason after a loss in a one-game playoff with the Cardinals.

Nats 94-68Mets 86-76Marlins 84-78Braves 83-79Phillies 64-98

NL Central Cubs dominate again while the Pirates show a lot of fight for most of the year but fade again due to lack of resources to improve the team. The Cardinals have another winning season although their starting pitching struggles.

Cubs 98-64Cardinals 86-76 - WCPirates 82-80Brewers 76-86Reds 67-95

NL WestThis is the year all the innings catch up Mad-Bum and he goes under the knife. Cueto also has a down year and they struggle to stay above 500 most of the year. The Rockies are the surprise team this year with a lot of luck and health with their pitching. They ultimately sneak into the postseason in the last week.

Dodgers 96-66Rockies 87-75 - WCGiants 83-79DBacks 78-84Padres 65-97

AL EastYankees have a monster offense and their bullpen carries them to the division crown.

Re: The Official 2017 Season Predictions Thread

Sun Oct 01, 2017 9:20 am

MarkJohnson>You wrote:I've seen a bunch of folks like the Rockies this year, and thats definitely a non-Mets team I can get behind, I just still don't see how they overcome where they always seem to fail: in that pitching staff. They have a bunch of solid mid rotation guys, but mostly guys that put the ball in play, which is dangerous there, and to be honest, its a lot of the same faces. Jon Gray looks like he could really take a step forward, but not super optimistic on some of the young guys they're really pushing ahead to Coors.

I see them being good, not quite playoff ready.

Similarly, I like the Fish (I always seem to like the Fish). I also think the Braves have a chance to be real pesky as that lineup is goooood. I think this is the year the Pirates go backwards and they have to figure out how to not let the franchise descend into the depths they previously were in.

The Giants have overachieved based on the names there for a while, and I think its finally getting to the point where its going to tilt the other way. And I don't like the Cardinals to continue to just keep winning because they're them. That pitching staff has collectively fallen apart quick, and behind Martinez, I don't love any of them. So a little changing of the guard in the NL I think is in store:

WAS 92NYM 87 WMIA 85 WATL 81PHL 71

NLCCHIC 98STL 83MIL 78PIT 76CIN 63

NLWLAD 92CO 83AZ 81SF 77SD 58

ALEBOS 91TOR 86 WBAL 83NYY 81TAM 73

ALCCLE 92KC 88 WDET 85 CHIS 71MN 68

ALWHOU 89SEA 83TEX 82OAK 79LAA 74

NLDS: Cubs over Mets; Nats over DodgersALDS: Cleveland over Jays; Astros over Sawx